Exotic Incident #2473
Incident Date:
03/10/2009
Location:
Calhan, CO - USA
Facility Name:
Serenity Springs Wildlife Center
Facility Type:
Non-accredited Facility (RSZ)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Bears
Animal:
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
According to a citation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a zookeeper failed to handle infant bears with sufficient care. They fed the bears with a bottle in such a manner that both developed aspiration pneumonia from inhaling milk into their lungs, which caused the death of one of the bears.
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